I believe that biodiversity and the threat of cultural diversity are important and relate to each other because countries need both to survive. This means that biodiversity has been a positive thing in many countries and cultural diversity cannot be taken away because countries wouldn’t exist without it. Both diversities help to create better lives and countries. Without biodiversity we wouldn’t have the variety of species, genes, and ecosystems we have today around the world, and with cultural diversity everyone would just follow the same culture and everywhere you would go would be the same. However, I do not think government should be involved in helping to protect cultural diversity. I think the people should get to decide what is allowed in their culture and how to preserve it themselves.
Countries need biodiversity to survive because of the species, genes, and ecosystems involved in the different countries. It’s because of these living things that people have food, water, and jobs. For example many animals and plants contribute to the well being of countries. Animals are not only used for food, but they also provide identities for major countries. Australia is known for it’s koalas and kangaroos, as well as the United States has different animals for different states, like Arizona is popular for coyotes. Plants not only provide food, but they also help to provide jobs. Many agricultural jobs are needed to harvest the many plants that we get out nutrients from. Plants also help with the environment. They transfer nutrients to other living things and the environment as well. Cultural diversity is important because it creates different cultures and places to live in. If we weren’t diverse, than the whole world would basically be the same. People would all speak the same language and every place would be exactly the same. Diversity is what makes the world how it is. Languages are an important part of cultural diversity. Not everyone speaks the same language and 6,000 are spoken around the world today (“Wade Davis: Dreams from Endangered Cultures”, 2003). With different languages comes different means of interaction such as music and dance. I think it’s important for these languages to stay alive so we can uphold all the traditions that come along with them. The Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia is the national body that represents Australians on issues related to cultural diversity (Australia’s Cultural and Linguistic Diversity, 2013). They help communities deal with cultural issues, give advice, and helps citizens participate in culturally diverse activities. I do not think citizens need help from their government to promote their cultural diversity though.
While I may not think that the government helps preserve cultural diversity, many people do. Many people believe government funding should go to protecting different cultures and helping to make people more aware of cultures, people can do this all themselves. People do not need money to preserve their culture. No amount of money will help preserve a culture actually, the only way to hand the culture down and teach it to their children/grandchildren. The people involved in different cultures also know more about the culture than the government does so they know how to preserve it better. The government involving itself in people’s personal lives is not helping any situation. Most people won’t involve themselves in government’s efforts to preserve their culture anyway because they feel they are doing a better job themselves at preserving it.
“Wade Davis: Dreams from Endangered Cultures” (Feb. 2003). TED. Retrieved from
http://www.ted.com/talks/wade_davis_on_endangered_cultures.html
“Australia’s Cultural and Linguistic Diversity” (21 Jan. 2013). Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved from http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/[email protected]/Lookup/1301.0Feature+Article12009%E2%80%9310
Countries need biodiversity to survive because of the species, genes, and ecosystems involved in the different countries. It’s because of these living things that people have food, water, and jobs. For example many animals and plants contribute to the well being of countries. Animals are not only used for food, but they also provide identities for major countries. Australia is known for it’s koalas and kangaroos, as well as the United States has different animals for different states, like Arizona is popular for coyotes. Plants not only provide food, but they also help to provide jobs. Many agricultural jobs are needed to harvest the many plants that we get out nutrients from. Plants also help with the environment. They transfer nutrients to other living things and the environment as well. Cultural diversity is important because it creates different cultures and places to live in. If we weren’t diverse, than the whole world would basically be the same. People would all speak the same language and every place would be exactly the same. Diversity is what makes the world how it is. Languages are an important part of cultural diversity. Not everyone speaks the same language and 6,000 are spoken around the world today (“Wade Davis: Dreams from Endangered Cultures”, 2003). With different languages comes different means of interaction such as music and dance. I think it’s important for these languages to stay alive so we can uphold all the traditions that come along with them. The Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia is the national body that represents Australians on issues related to cultural diversity (Australia’s Cultural and Linguistic Diversity, 2013). They help communities deal with cultural issues, give advice, and helps citizens participate in culturally diverse activities. I do not think citizens need help from their government to promote their cultural diversity though.
While I may not think that the government helps preserve cultural diversity, many people do. Many people believe government funding should go to protecting different cultures and helping to make people more aware of cultures, people can do this all themselves. People do not need money to preserve their culture. No amount of money will help preserve a culture actually, the only way to hand the culture down and teach it to their children/grandchildren. The people involved in different cultures also know more about the culture than the government does so they know how to preserve it better. The government involving itself in people’s personal lives is not helping any situation. Most people won’t involve themselves in government’s efforts to preserve their culture anyway because they feel they are doing a better job themselves at preserving it.
“Wade Davis: Dreams from Endangered Cultures” (Feb. 2003). TED. Retrieved from
http://www.ted.com/talks/wade_davis_on_endangered_cultures.html
“Australia’s Cultural and Linguistic Diversity” (21 Jan. 2013). Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved from http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/[email protected]/Lookup/1301.0Feature+Article12009%E2%80%9310
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